Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-08

| The Sanford boat club he d meeting a
! few days since To devise ways and means
/ for the erection OF Il suitable boat and
! club house on some eligible location on
! the lake shore, when The following plan
| was adopted: That the club secure a
| building fund OF $500, to he raised by
collecting toe stock subscribed, and Sc
3 curing sufficient additional to insure sue.
/ cess.
The XellwOod Index warns the public
| against u fraud and hotel beat by the
name of Hunter, who has been beating
! people out of money, board, etc, in Or
ange county. he is described as sandy
compleXiODed, face and neck much sun
I burned; apparently about l3j pounds
! weight, ana p years old. Wore light
coat and vest, blue hickory shirt, but no
whiskers.
At Key West a Cuban syndicate. with
j. r. Angulo as President, Gabriel Ayala
Secretary, and Peter a. Williams Treas
urer, has purchased one-haif OF the Nc
Ke0wn tract. containing TWENTY-FIVE
acres, the consideration being S2S, 900.
This is one OF the largest real estate
transfers ever made at that place and ir-
dictates not only flush times, but genuine
confidence in the future value Of island
property.
Daytona Messenger: AS great many
Of course, they nave to shut up nights, a
door that the chickens can open them
selves is great convenience, particularly
mornings. BY putting the door in
Slide" with cord over pulley and down
10 Ia I'plattorm," the platform is raised
up, say ten inches, when the door is
closed. Tho two just balance. In the
morning when biddy wants to get OUT she
viii atop on the platform, down it goes
ana the door is open.
Pensacola knocks out all other ports in
Florida IN shipping and expectation.
Last month Gity-seven vessels, having an
aggregate tonnage OF Al $50, entered; Of
these t0rty-one were from foreign ports,
and seventy-twO cleared, with a tonnage
of J,16S; OF these fifty-eight were from
foreign ports. Shipped to foreign ports
93, 300 cubic feet hewn timber, 13 425. 600
superficial feet OF sawn timber, 13,G79,000
feet OF lumber, IA, l6S cubic feet Of cedar
and LEO whlteOak slaves; Valu ii at
$3l9,SS9. Also to American ports 4, $685.
600 feet OF lumber, valued at SIS, 900.
A very pleasant party, consisting of
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher her DAUGHTER
Mrs. Rev. Samuel scOville, Mrs. Beecher's
niece, M ISIS Bulard with Judge Roscoe
Thompson, Hon. Lucian Thompson, Miss
Mile E. West, all OF Boston, and Rev.
Dr. James Is. Dunn, Of Palatka, went up
the Ocklawaha river TO Silver Springs on
Monday. The weather was Just Teffect
aud all of the party expressed themselves
highly pleased with the trip. Mrs.
Beecher exhibited no signs Of fatigue, but
remained on deck on Monday night until
the boat passed through the Cypress
Gates.
At Apalachicola last Monday evening
Jake alton and Jake Scott, both COL
hpHnmp in nj
which finally terminated in Walton frac-
turing ScotTs skull with a brick, death
resulting shortly afterward. Scott was
standing on the lower deck of the steamer
Thronateeska which was lying at CoOmb
N Co.'s wharf, and Walton was standing
upon the wharf at the time he threw tie
brick. Witnesses examined by Judge
Baker are of opinion that Scott was the
aggressor. Scott abused Walton by ours.
ing him. Walton did not at first reply
and was finally induced to re-
sent the insults only by violent replies.
witnesses also state that Scott
made no attempt to strike Walton. but
seemed content TO stand upon the steam
er's deck and abuse MIN. 1t seems that
shortly after the steamer left tue dock on
Monday night Scott died. The
body was carried TO the city Wednesday
night. The news soon spread. and on
Thursday morning Sheriff Berry sent two
men to the Oyster-bar to induce Walton
To go to the city. He was in ignorance
OF the true state of affairs. 1t seems that
while on his way he was met by his
brother, Smart, who informed him that
Scott was dead and the SnerIfl was after
him (Jake). Upon hearing this Jake put
about and went flying 10 Cas- Point. He
was put ashore at the point and the ves-
sci was sent back to the city. A search
rt..r -fNrN 4
the point, but the search proved fruit
less,